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DH8 9DN

Weardale · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Consett
Ward
Weardale
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
North Durham
Postcode district
DH8
Postcode sector
DH8 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH8 9DW 355 m
DH8 9DL 399 m
DH8 9DJ 650 m
DH8 9BJ 959 m
DH8 9DP 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH8 9DN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH8
Postcode sector
DH8 9
Latitude
54.842687
Longitude
-1.929907
British National Grid easting
404,600
British National Grid northing
549,765

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Weardale · E05016200
Parish or community
E04010669
Westminster constituency
North Durham · E14001389
Output area
E00104710
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 014C · E01020637
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 014 · E02004305

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Calf Hall Cottage, Muggleswick, Consett, DH8 9DN 3 March 2016 £300,000
Calf Hall North, Muggleswick, Consett, DH8 9DN 11 August 2006 £450,000
Priory Cottage, Muggleswick, Consett, DH8 9DN 7 June 2005 £430,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
5
Secondary
0

  1. Castleside Primary School

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    3.5 km

  2. Moorside Primary Academy

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    3.6 km

  3. St Pius Xth Catholic Primary School, Consett

    Academy converter

    4.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Possession of weapons 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

6 female, 7 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.2
DH8 9 residents
2,914

Age bands in DH8 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.5%

348 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

283 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.9%

498 residents

Age 45 to 64
33.1%

920 residents

Age 65 and over
26.3%

733 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DH8 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

  • Eddy's Bridge

    BCT · Carterway Heads

    1.0 miles

  • Eddy's Bridge

    BCT · Carterway Heads

    1.0 miles

  • Redwell Hall Farm

    BCT · Carterway Heads

    1.1 miles

  • Redwell Hall Farm

    BCT · Carterway Heads

    1.1 miles

  • Crossroads

    BCT · Carterway Heads

    1.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 014C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,868 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

5 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 0 secondary schools. Castleside Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.2 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

3 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Possession of weapons with 1 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.